Powder-puff box.



P. NOCARD.

POWDER PUFF BOX. APPLICATION FILED NOV-9.1914.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

I m I I 351g (lite mm UNITE PAUL nooann, or PARIS, FRANCE.

POWDER-PUFF BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Got. 3, mm.

Application filed November 9, 1914. Serial No. 871,103.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL NOCARD, a citizen of the Republic of France, and a resident of Paris, France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Powder- Puif Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to powder puff boxes, and has for its object to provide an improved powder puff box suitable for general use, and which will lend itself readily to its use and form a novelty in the market, at the same time offering certain advantages for advertising features.

The invention is shown in the accompanying drawing and will be more fully described hereinafter and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved powder puff box, showing the same in closed position, Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the same,'Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the powder puff box lid or cover, and Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailed view of a portion of the cover.

Similar reference numerals indicate corresponding parts throughout the various figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, and more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, my improved pow der puff box comprises the casing having a bottom 11 with an open top 12. At the inside of the box 10 and at the bottom thereof, a compact or concrete layer of powder is provided, which is indicated in Fig. 2 by the character 13. Near the bottom the box is'provided with an indentation indicated by 14. The upper end of the casing 10 is provided with a series 15 of outwardlyextending ribs, struck out of the body of the casing, which reduce the friction of the cover therewith.

The cover of the improved powder puff box consists of an exterior flange portion 17 having a horizontalportion 18 and a vertical portion 19. The flange portion 17 is adapted to seat on the upper edge of the casing 10 in proximity to the series of ribs 15. The flange portion 17 with its inwardlyextending flange 18 provides an opening 20 of circular shape. To the flange portion 17 is secured the holding portion 28. Movable within the flange portion 17 and the holding portion 28, is an auxiliary or secondary cover 22 which projects downwardly in the view shown in Fig. 2, and is provided with an indentation 23. At the inner side of the indentation and seated in the groove thus formed, is a layer of cardboard 2 1, to which is secured a layer of strong cloth 25, and to which in turn is secured the powdercarrying tuft 26. Suitable threads 27 secure the cloth layer to the tuft 26, and a layer 21 of glue secures thecloth 25 to the cardboard. This is clearly shown in Fig. 1. The part 28 has a cylindrical portion 30 and a bent-in portion 31, which bent-in portion 31 is inclined toward the tuft 26. The auxiliary cover 22 is movable within the main cover 28, and it is thereby possible to move the auxiliary cover 22 downwardly in the casing '10 and press the auxiliary cover with the tuft 26 against the concrete powder at the base of the casing 10. In order to prevent too ready rotation of the auxiliary cover 22 in the cover 28, the auxiliary cover is provided with projections 35 arranged at diametrically opposite points, which prevent easy rotation of the inner cover within the outer cover, and give good frictional engagement, so as to hold the cover within the casing when the same is inserted therein.

In Fig. 2 is clearly shown the tuft as it normally rests against the hard powder 13, and when it is desired to use the same, the cover 22 is pressed downwardly whereby the tuft 26 is compressed and forced against the powder. Simultaneously, the user grasps the flange portion 17 of the casing 10, and by the pressure exerted on the cover 22 and the disengaging movement of the flanged main cover from the casing 10, both the main cover and the auxiliary cover may be readily taken together out of the casing, and the powder puff is in a position ready to be used. This position is clearly shown in Fig. 4:, where it is seen that the auxiliary cover 22 is forced upwardly so that the tuft is in its outermost position and ready to be used.

In Fig. 3 a section is shown which clearly shows the cloth and threads, and in Fig. 5 a detailed enlarged view is shown, showing the movable auxiliary cover and the main cover.

My improved powder puff box lends itself very readily to advertising purposes, as it can be made at very low expense and can be provided with suitable labels, or'if made ontirely of metal, with suitable embossments, indicating the name of the manufacturer of the powder.

The casing 10 and cover, also the auxiliary cover, may readily be made of brass or other sheet metal, suitably gilded or nickeled,a11d the entire powder puff box affordsa very attractive appearance.

I have described one embodiment of my invention, but it is clear that changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A powder puff box, comprising a casing open at the top and having a layer of powder therein, friction means formed on tion of said holder, said holder adapted to be moved relatively to said cylindrical casing to loosen and expose said puff upon removal. of said cylindrical casing from said firstmentioned casing.

' 2.- A powder puff box, comprising a casing open at the top, and having a layer of powder therein, friction means formed on the interior of the upper portion of said casing, 7 and extending entirely around said cas1ng,a

prising a portion adapted to engage the upper end of said first-mentioned casing and a flange extending inwardly from said removable cylindrical casing, said removable cylindrical casing being spaced from the interior of said first-mentioned casing, and struck up portions on said friction means of said last-mentioned c: sing, to retain the same therein, and a slidable and rotatable holder within said removable casing adapted to close the open end of said removable cylindrical casing, and'a puff carried by said slidable holder adapted to be held in tight relation by said reduced portion of said removable casing, and project slightly out of said removable c-asing in contact with said powder, in the innermost position of said holder, said holder adapted to be moved relatively to said cylindrical casing to loosen and expose said purl, upon removal of said cylindrical ca sing from said first-mentioned casing, said reduced portion of said removable casing and said flange adapted to retain said holder in said removable casing. r

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, 1 have signed my'name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PAUL NOCARD. Witnesses DE VVITTC. POOLE, Jr, A. T. lVooLnY.

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Washington, D. C. 

